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Explore traditions, beliefs, sayings, rituals, and everyday experiences that shape cultures across the world and find meanings behind practices often passed down through generations.
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In My Culture: ‘Nobody told us that strength includes asking for help’ — Why African men struggle to talk about mental health
“Our culture taught us to carry everything, but even the strongest tree bends in the middle of the storm.”
In My Culture: How ‘skopo’, culture and men’s mental health meet as women embrace a once-forbidden delicacy
Could an age-old Zulu tradition of giving men the cow's head offer a fresh perspective...
‘Elbows off the table’: How old furniture shaped today’s table manners [VIDEO]
Here's why some people still consider putting your elbows on the table 'bad' manners.
How Hair Shaving After Death Remains a Psychological and Cultural Mourning Ritual in African Culture
These visible changes to a person's hair signal the community to step in with more...
WATCH: From Mama to Madre — The World Has Many Names for Mother
A global look at the many names for mother across cultures and languages.
In My Culture | Why some African mothers mourn in silence on Mother’s Day
In many African cultures, motherhood carries profound spiritual responsibilities often unseen by the modern eye.
You don’t buy shoes for a lover
“In My Culture, you never buy your lover shoes.”
You Don’t Sweep After Dark
To sweep after dark was said to invite bad luck and to brush away...